RESUME
Professional
Profile
Skilled Senior Graphic Design professional with emphasis in Marketing/Art Direction skills utilizing my extensive experience in marketing, creative concepts, design skills, and production capabilities. Career experience includes over ten years as Senior Art Director working closely with global marketing managers specializing in high quality, cross-channel marketing material in digital and print formats maintaining consistent brand identity.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Experienced creative design professional excelling in innovative design, typography and composition.
• Effectively assess, organize, and manage multiple projects while prioritizing responsibilities to meet deadlines and budgets.
• Excellent verbal and written communications, project management and problem solving skills.
• Self-starter who is able to work both independently as well as collaboratively. Positively engages with co-workers and departments across an organization forming a teamwork environment.
• Excels in image editing and manipulation along with in-depth knowledge of color management, prepress and print production.
• Outstanding skill level using current creative design tools i.e. Adobe Creative Cloud, MS Office, online Social Media platforms used for digital marketing, Email marketing tools such as Constant Contact, Mailchimp, Cloud-based Website building software.
Skills
ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD
INDESIGN
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
ACROBAT PRO
BRIDGE
LIGHTROOM
OFFICE 365
POWERPOINT
WORD
EXCEL
ONEDRIVE
OUTLOOK
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
YOUTUBE
X
MANAGEMENT TOOLS
DROPBOX
DATA ASSET MANAGEMENT
REALTIME PROJECT MANAGMENT
Professional
Experience
Command Tooling Systems
Print & Digital Media Specialist
August 2021 - March 2023
• Lead Command’s visual creative strategy working closely with Sales Manager.
• Managed Command’s website with multi-level platforms (Cloud-based and Express Engine HTML-based).
• Organized and managed digital asset system, maintaining up-to-date file, photo, graphics, and video archives.
• Created graphic design for all marketing and communications print and digital collateral, including postcards, email, brochures, flyers, annual reports, newsletters, video, website, digital ads, and interactive social media components through all phases, from concept to production-ready files.
• Built branded digital email and newsletters using Constant Contact, an online marketing software platform.
• Managed production and pre-press process, interacting with photo, video, print, and other design-related vendors as needed.
• Performed project management to ensure department tasks and objectives are completed efficiently, accurately, and on schedule, communicating progress on projects to team members.
Graco Inc.
Senior Art Director
December 2007 - June 2017
• Collaborated with global product marketing managers to determine objectives, budgets and content marketing options for creating marketing material with consistent brand identity.
• Provided leadership with creative team in the planning and execution through concept, design and production of effective marketing material.
• Successfully managed creative implementation and production of annual product launches driving up record sales and increased overall brand awareness.
• Experienced in developing timely advertising initiatives and creative marketing campaigns.
• Created and produced in-store bay graphics and promotional displays adhering to each retailer branding guidelines e.g. Sherwin-Williams, The Home Depot, Lowe’s, Menards, and numerous hardware franchises.
• Researched and identified appropriate resources for each production task to ensure overall quality workmanship, prompt turn-around times and budget parameters. Major cost savings was achieved by contracting only approved vendors.
• Directed lifestyle photo shoots along with still photography of new and/or existing products and their packaging.
Contract and Freelance
Graphic & Production Design | Art Direction
August 2005 – December 2023
• Established digital and print designer providing high quality creative services.
• Adept knowledge and understanding of current design trends within a very competitive industry.
• Superior organizational skills with excellent follow-through and strong attention to detail.
• Strong work ethic, positive attitude, and customer-focused mentality.
Cloud-based website and email marketing automation
WORDPRESS
WIX
SQUARESPACE
CONSTANT CONTACT
MAILCHIMP
Education
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
St. Cloud, MN